Female, 1993-11-21

kookai_hp@hotmail.com

Graduate-Sathit Secondary School

Filmography

Uneducated girl 20min
Rubbish Ghost 20min
Kay-amphone Singhalath has graduated from upper secondary school this year. Having been interested in art activities, she got involved in several short story performances and learned how to produce shows and performances during the participation in a program titled Lao Youth Development. She can also compose songs and drama stories. This young talent has continued to envision her dream of connecting her experience to the film industry of Laos.

Male, 1993-02-28

kator.thongphachanh@hotmail.com

Banking Institute in school

Filmography

Not afraid 3min, comedy
U-house 3min,
Drama
Thongphachanh Philavanh enjoys reading books about cinematography and watching movies. 2011, he participated in International Film Contest hosted by the Department of Film of Laos where his movie No Afraid won the award. This gave him the opportunity to go to Japan as a representative of Laos for Asia Children’s Contest where 11 countries joined. Currently, he is very enthusiastic in developing his ideas to make films and helping his colleagues edit videos.

Male, 1990-03-17

kiradkred@gmail.com

Graduated-Limkokwing University

Filmography

online 3min 50sec, Fiction, Directing, Writing, Shooting, Editing, Visual Effect 
short happiness 4min 17sec, Fiction, Directing, Writing, Shooting, Editing 
Regret 1min 41sec, Animated, Animating, Writing, Art directing 
Phnom Penh TVC 1min, TV commercial, Student Work, Co-shooting, Co-directing, Co-editing 
Mony Kanndarung has grown up, being exposed to Hollywood and Hong Kong films and developing his passion in storytelling art. As he majored in Creative Multimedia, he could learn about story/character development, visual effects and computer graphics as well as videography. This greatly helped him broaden his choices and experiment storytelling in different kinds of art forms such as animation and live action. He is determined to build his professional career continuously to ultimately become a successful filmmaker.

Male, 1988-03-26

ritheaphichith@gmail.com

University of Health Science in school

Filmography

Beautiful Heart 10min40s, Drama, Director
What’s the difference? 1min15s, Drama, Producer, Director, Writer, Cameraman, Editor
Chaos 2min25s, Comedy, Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
Boyfriend, 15min, Drama, Director/Co-writer
Golden Slumber 96min, Documentary, First Assistant Director
Rithea Phichith, an independent filmmaker in Cambodia. He started his career in film production as the first assistant director of a French-Cambodia documentary film Golden Slumber. After then, he joined a filmmaking collective called ‘KonKnmerKoun Khmer’ where he made his first film Boyfriend in 2011. He really enjoyed the process of making the film even though the result was not so great due to the lack of knowledge and experience in filmmaking. His second film Chaos which is 145seconds-long was selected by 2011 Yxin Film Festival in Vietnam. In 2012, he finished his 3rd film What’s the difference? He also acted in a film tilted Bopha’s Body which was shown in Cambodia International Film Festival.

Male, 1983-12-07

artistlwinko@gmail.com

B.A, Graduated-National University of Arts and culture

Filmography

Building of Mahar Kyein Thitsar Shin Buddha Statue 18 min, Documentary, Producer, Director
Impressionist Myanmar Master Artist U Lun Gywe 18 min, Documentary, Producer, Director
Still waters runs deep (full pot) 23 min 46sec, Short Film, Director, for Third year course, NUAC
Mahadoke Buddha Image 18 min, Documentary, Producer, Director
Ancient Shwe San Taw Pagoda 18 min, Documentary, Producer, Director
A night of Dancing with Phoe Chit 18 min, Documentary, Producer, Director
LWIN Ko Ko Oo had the B.A. degree in Music in the National University of Arts and Culture in 2006 when he started to desire to extend his study in cinematography and drama. Shortly after then, he entered the same university to major in filmmaking and learned about directing, acting, editing, cinematography and script writing. He also learned how to approach the dramaturgy in a short film workshop and ‘Editing Analysis Course’ led by Yangon Film School. Based the accumulated experience and knowledge, he has produced regular programs and documentaries for Myanmar International TV and Myanmar National TV.

Male, 1985-03-12

wiralome12@gmail.com

Graduated-Yangon Institute of Eco, FAMU

Filmography

Just a drop but a Poison 1 hr 10 min, Fiction, Asst. Director
Trees and Men 3 min, Short Film, Cinematographer Director
The Dancing Starry Night 1 hr, Feature length, Asst. Director
Lover’s Story 1 hr 10 min, Feature length, Story and Script
Irrawaddy Dolphins 30 min, Documentary, Director
Floating Market and Ayeyawaddy Traveller 7 hrs, Documentary, Director
Majoring in economics, Zay Yar Aung has always been interested in watching films and filmmaking since he was young. This inquisitive mind led him to attend courses and workshops on filmmaking, acting, editing, etc. Besides, he went to Japan to participate in 2009 Mekong Children Film Festival. After then, he began his career as an assistant director and a script writer in some feature fiction movies. In 2011, he directed a 7 hour-long documentary series about the floating market and travelers in Ayeyawaddy; a documentary film about cooperative fishing between fishermen and Ayeyawaddy Dolphins; and some music videos. He was also one of the organizers in 2011 Wathan Film Festival which was held for the first time in Myanmar.

Male, 1990-11-27

jr_macahilas@yahoo.com

Graduated-University of the Philippines Viisayas

Filmography

SA DIREKSYON NI MAKOY 15 min, Drama
ANG MGA ASWANG 2012 1hr 18min, Dramaedy
John Raymund Macahilas studied communication media at the University of the Philippines-Visayas. He also attended production classes and school activities to strengthen his skills. Besides, he established an organization with his friends to help film-lovers enhance their skills and passion for filmmaking. The organization has promoted the participation in local and domestic film festivals. His film Sa Direksyon Ni Makoy: The Final Cut was chosen as the Best among the short films submitted to the Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival. In addition, he entered the SinengPambansa National Screen Competition with the script titled AngMgaAswang, which won the award.

Female, 1988-11-25

e_bendisula@yahoo.com.ph

Graduated-South Philippine Adventist College Academy

Filmography

“Egay” 15 min, Shortfilm/drama, Director/Producer
Limbunan 80 min, Drama, Production Manager
Cartas de la Soledad 1 hr 30 min, Drama, Production Manager
Obscured Histories and Silent Longings ? , Drama, Production Manager
of Daguluan’s Children 15 min, Shortfilm/drama, Screenplay writer/Production Manager
“Singhot”
Elreen S. Bendisula is a 23 year old AB-mass communication undergraduate of the University of Mindanao, Davao City. Filmmaking is her passion. She wrote a screenplay for a short film which became an entry to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Short film Competition and Mindanao Film Festival in 2007. Her film Sing hot bagged the Best Student Short film award and PDEA’s Best Short Film award. The following year she joined the Guerilla Filmmaking Workshop 6, and made her directorial debut Egay. She won the Best Director Trophy during the 2008 Mindanao Film Festival. Her short film ‘Egay’ was also screened at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) during the 1st Cinema Rehiyon in February 2009. After then she became a production manager in a full-length film such as The Obcured Histories and Silent Longings of Daguluan’s Children, Limbunanand Cartas de la Soledad.

Male, 1989-06-10

vorakorn.r@gmail.com

Graduated-King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang

Filmography

Is it love,Isn’t ? 10 min, Drama / Fantasy
Woman i 20 min, Drama
The Terrorists 103 min, Hybrid / Documentary
Mother 64 min, Hybrid / Documentary
The Director of South Pole 15 min, Documentary
He has just graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, Communication Arts and Design, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang with the first class honors degree in Fine and Applied Arts. During the school life, he mainly focused on photography, filmmaking, moving images and conceptual art. His thesis film Mother was selected in 2012 Vancouver Film Festival and 2012 BFI London Film Festival. After the graduation, he worked as an editor and cinematographer for award-winning independent Thai films such as The Terrorists and Woman I. He was also chosen as an attendee of the 1st Tokyo Talent Campus at 2011 TOKYO FILMeX, the workshop of the 2012 Salaya International Documentary Film Festival and 2012 DocNet Southeast Asia’s Summer School. From the participation in the several programs, he has learned the relationship between filmmaking and society in a global context. He has worked in advertisements and TV documentaries, as well.

Male, 1988-11-06

Wattanapume@gmail.com

School of Architecture and Design,King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

Filmography

Passing through the night 13 min, short & experimental
Something still call to my mind 2.36min, short & experimental
Cut 2 min, short & experimental
Golden mountain 10 min, short & experimental
Wattanapume Laisuwanchai is a young Thai filmmaker and visual artist. He holds the Bachelor degree in Fine Arts from the communication design program. Although he has made a few short films, his work is widely shown in international film festivals and museums around the world. Wattanapume is interested in the film medium by means of its communicative and expressive power to explore the idea of memory, time, relationship, and self-connection to contemporary society. Trained as a visual artist, he also has an interest to push the boundary of cinematic language to its limit in order to discover a new language of film. The process of making film itself is significant to his work. He delicately observes his research materials in order to experiment and combine various kind of mediums into finding a potential, a new way of making a film structure and form.